A new chamber opera, Pleasure, a family tragedy played out against the backdrop of a gay nightclub will be staged for one night only at the Playhouse on Wednesday 4th May. Created by Liverpool-born composer Mark Simpson, it is produced by Opera North, The Royal Opera and Aldeburgh Music. It will be performed by a cast of four singers including soprano Lesley Garrett.
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Liverpool Music Awards 2012. The Dome, Liverpool.
Rebecca Ferguson and Melanie Chisholm with Elinor Phillips at the 2012 Liverpool Music Awards. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by Liverpool Live. The Liverpool Music Awards have been months in the planning and years in the making. As Janice Long, one of the legends of British broadcasting took to the stage at The Dome on Renshaw Street, the waiting was finally over and a room packed with great and the good of local music started to enjoy the celebration of what makes Liverpool undoubtedly the world capital of music.
Guests And Presenters Announced For Inaugural Liverpool Music Awards.
The inaugural Liverpool Music Awards are taking place next month at The Dome on Renshaw Street and it has been announced that chart-topping band Lawson and Liverpool indie stars The Wombats will be appearing as two of the acts at the prestigious event.
The red-carpet event, hosted by Radio 2 D.J. Janice Long, will also see performances from X Factor finalist Craig Colton and M.O.B.O. Unsung Act award winner Esco Williams, Mark Simpson, the first person ever to win both the B.B.C.’s Young Composer and Young Musician titles in the same year along with Liverpool legend Ian Prowse, Cold Shoulder and the Sense of Sound Choir.